Well, at least in MLive's NHL Power Rankings. And it doesn't
get much bigger than that, right?

After ending 2013 at No. 17, the Red Wings have moved up two
spots in our first NHL Power Rankings of the New Year.

The Red Wings only fell in one set of NHL Power Rankings
but that's not all bad. CSNNE.com dropped them one spot but the Red Wings' No.
12 ranking there is their highest this week.

The New York Post bumped the Red Wings up two spots in its
NHL Power Rankings but their No. 19 showing is the lowest of the week.

Our top three teams this week are Anaheim, St. Louis and
Chicago.

Here's how the Red Wings fared this week:

• ESPN.com: 13th, up from 16th last
week. The skinny: "The Wings followed up
their Winter Classic shootout loss with a sound beating of the Stars."

• Sports Illustrated:
13th, up from 17th. The skinny: ""The next four games are going to be huge,
especially the last three," said captain Henrik Zetterberg of the road
trip that kicks off Detroit's second half. The Wings earned a win in the first
game, thrashing the Stars, 5-1. despite the absence of Pavel Datsyuk (upper
body), but the real challenge comes later this week with three in California.
With Joe Louis Arena a house of horrors (they went 1-6 at home in December),
the Wings need to fatten up on the road."

• FoxSports.com: 17th,
same as last week. The skinny: "Good news: Power forward Johan Franzen recovered from his
concussion and resumed practicing. Bad
news: They won just one of their first eight shootout games and
just six of their first 23 home games. Bottom
line: As coach Mike Babcock gets
the band back together, expect the Wings to finally do some real damage."

• New York Post: 19th,
up from 21st. The skinny: "It was a tough loss to the Maple Leafs in the
Winter Classic, but Detroit responded with a 5-1 win against the Stars on
Saturday, which included a perfect 7-for-7 penalty kill."

• CSNNE.com: 12th,
down from 11th. The skinny: "They
might be a boring hockey team when it comes to the HBO cameras, but the Wings
know how to hang around in the playoff picture."

• CBSSports.com: 14th,
up from 15th. The skinny: "After a rough return, Jimmy Howard has settled back in it seems as the
team slowly returns to health. Now if they could only figure out how to win a
shootout."

• NHL.com: 14th.
The skinny: "The list of numbers off to
the right of coach Mike Babcock's depth chart, signifying injured players, on
the white board in his office is finally starting to dwindle. The Red Wings
need Pavel Datsyuk to reel off a string of games with good health,
and for Jimmy Howard to use his selection to the American Olympic team
as a reset button after some inconsistent performances and an injury."